Issue details

Local Flood Risk Management Strategy

 

 

To approve the Herefordshire local flood risk management strategy.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Strategic nature / impact on communities;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 18/09/2017

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
Herefordshire Council, as Lead Local Flood Authority for the county has a statutory duty to develop, maintain, apply and monitor a Strategy for local flood risk management in its area. The deadline for finalising the strategy is 31 October 2017 and if this is not achieved, there is a risk that government will instruct another risk management authority to carry out our role in relation to the strategy and to recover the costs for this work from us.

This item was published as a non-key decision on 25 August 2017. It has now been determined that this decision should be a key decision. Government have previously been informed that the strategy would be considered by cabinet on 28 September 2017 and it is necessary to adhere to this date in order to meet the deadline for finalising the strategy.

The Chairman of the relevant scrutiny committee has been informed of the matter.

Decision due: 28 September 2017 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cabinet member infrastructure

Lead director: Director for economy, communities and corporate (Historic)

Department: Economy, communities and corporate (Historic)

Contact: Steve Hodges, Directorate services team leader Email: sthodges@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01432 261923.

Consultees

Through our public consultation, we sought feedback on:
• Our proposed objectives for the management of local flood risk across Herefordshire;
• The actions we have proposed to deliver our objectives; and
• Any other comments in relation to the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy or local flooding in general.

The consultation resulted in 18 responses by the deadline of 30 January 2017. This included comments from the EA, NFU and Woodland Trust, as well responses from Parish and Town Councils and members of the public.

Public consultation was undertaken from 7 November 2016 until 30 January 2017. The responses were reviewed and addressed as appropriate and were taken into account in the preparation of the strategy

General scrutiny committee were also consulted on 11 July 2017 to determines any recommendations it wished to make to cabinet as to how implementation of the local flood risk management strategy could be enhanced.

Decisions

Agenda items

Documents

  • Local Flood Risk Management Strategy